Timber is a material that can be cut, nailed, screwed, joined into frames, bent to shapes, laminated into ply wood, cut into decorative veneers, chipped or stranded into particleboard or Medium Density Fibreboard.
As you can see it is most versatile material.
There are a number of organisations providing information relating to timber.
they are: Timber Development Association -
Visit the website for more resources - http://www.timber.net.au/ some of the resources available at this site •Coatings & Finishes •DIY •Environmental Design •Fire Safety •Fixings & Connectors •Flooring •Furniture, Specialty & Craft •Interior Timber •Long Span Timber Beams •Outdoor Timber •Span Tables •Species •Timber Framing (AS1684) •Timber & Wood Products •Timber in Bushfire Prone Areas
Forest and Wood Products Australia : http://www.timber.org.au
provides significant timber related teaching and learning resources as well as maintaining a significant research and development focus for the Australian forest and wood products industry.
Timber Merchants Association of Australia.-
provides a lot of information on timber processes - http://www.timber.asn.au/
download their timber dictionary;
TABMA - Timber and Building Materials Association - lots of resources about timber and machined timber products
download the 2009 timber profiles catalogue.
Forest and Wood Products Australia - provides research into forest and products production and management
website: http://www.timber.org.au/
This website has a significant number of resources for both the student and the teacher.
You will need to register but its FREE!!!
View the following Power Point presentations:
Timber - growth and conversion:
What is the Nominal Size? Nominal size is the rough sawn section size:
This table provides guidance on regular timber conversion from nominal sizes to dressed sizes. These sizes are recommended only and may vary slightly from timber miller to timber miller.
Nominal
Finished Size
19
12
25
19
31
25
38
31
50
41
75
67
100
91
125
116
150
141
175
167
200
191
225
216
250
241
275
267
300
291
Please download and revue the "Nominal sizes" notes in conjunction with the above table
To get an idea of what goes on at the timber merchants and sawmills you might like to check out the timber Flexible Learning Toolbox link provided below:
There are some excellent topic headers providing information relevant all timber based industries
Quality and product care
The section on stock control procedures and sketches and drawings are not complete yet but will be completed in the near future.
Link to TAFE NSW Study Link pages: https://www.tafensw.edu.au/library/studylinks/building/timber.htm
TIMBER
Timber is a material that can be cut, nailed, screwed, joined into frames, bent to shapes, laminated into ply wood, cut into decorative veneers, chipped or stranded into particleboard or Medium Density Fibreboard.As you can see it is most versatile material.
There are a number of organisations providing information relating to timber.
they are:
Timber Development Association -
Visit the website for more resources - http://www.timber.net.au/
some of the resources available at this site
• Coatings & Finishes • DIY • Environmental Design • Fire Safety • Fixings & Connectors
• Flooring • Furniture, Specialty & Craft • Interior Timber • Long Span Timber Beams
• Outdoor Timber • Span Tables • Species • Timber Framing (AS1684)
• Timber & Wood Products • Timber in Bushfire Prone Areas
Forest and Wood Products Australia : http://www.timber.org.au
provides significant timber related teaching and learning resources as well as maintaining a significant research and development focus for the Australian forest and wood products industry.
Timber Merchants Association of Australia.-
provides a lot of information on timber processes - http://www.timber.asn.au/
download their timber dictionary;
TABMA - Timber and Building Materials Association - lots of resources about timber and machined timber products
download the 2009 timber profiles catalogue.
and visit the website:
http://www.tabma.com.au/resources.php
Forest and Wood Products Australia - provides research into forest and products production and management
website: http://www.timber.org.au/
This website has a significant number of resources for both the student and the teacher.
You will need to register but its FREE!!!
View the following Power Point presentations:
Timber - growth and conversion:
watch this video on sawing log son site:
A modern Timber milling opertation:
Timber - Characteristics of timber in relation to properties
Timber - Defects in timber
Student notes for downloading
Timber defects and shrinkage:
Adobe PDF version:
Timber grading and grading methods.
Adobe PDF version:
Timber - Nominal sizes:
What is the Nominal Size?Nominal size is the rough sawn section size:
This table provides guidance on regular timber conversion from nominal sizes to dressed sizes. These sizes are recommended only and may vary slightly from timber miller to timber miller.
Adobe PDF version:
The link below is to an old website from the Australian National University. They no longer maintain th website but have left it in tact so you can visit. It has a lot of very good information about timber seasoning.
Australian national University - Fenner school - timber seasoning site
http://fennerschool-associated.anu.edu.au//fpt/drying/drying.html
Timber Flexible Learning Toolbox
To get an idea of what goes on at the timber merchants and sawmills you might like to check out the timber Flexible Learning Toolbox link provided below:There are some excellent topic headers providing information relevant all timber based industries
The section on stock control procedures and sketches and drawings are not complete yet but will be completed in the near future.
http://www.timbertoolbox.com.au/ More to come!!!!!
A little bit of Heritage
We have been cutting down timber for along time to access the resources to build our homes, factories and building. the video link below shows you just how hard it was to harvest the materials. Just think cutting it doew is only the first step in the process of conversion.This link will take you to the Australian Film and Sound archive and a short video on timber cutting (1925)
Cutting down the timber: http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/timber-getting/clip1/
Moving the logs by bullock teams: http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/timber/clip1/
Milling the timber the old way (check out the OHS issues); http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/bush-bungalow/clip3/#teachers_notes
Useful Links:
Tasmanian Timber - Government site - http://tastimber.tas.gov.au/
Gunnersens - http://www.gunnersens.com.au/
Timber Merchants Association of Australia - http://www.timber.asn.au/
The Australian Timber Database: Timber.net.au http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/tbia/project_search.asp
Forest and Wood Products Australia : http://www.timber.org.au